Pidginization and creolization
the case of Arabic
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Word Count
48,500 words, Guess
Page Count
194 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2865275M
- ISBN-109027235295
- OCLC Control Number11549588
- Library of Congress Control Number84028364
- Goodreads685066
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- LibraryThing3636262
Classifications
- DDC492/.77
- LCCPJ6075 .V47 1984
Description
This book is concerned with the notions of "pidginization" and "creolization" and the role of these processes of language learning in the history of the Arabic language. It is argued that when a new type of Arabic emerged after the Islamic conquests in the 7th century AD, the language went through these processes, as can be concluded from the sociolinguistic context of the period. The radical changes in the language that led to the development of the modern dialects are then seen as the result of pidginization and creolization.
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Series Statement
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.
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